San Francisco has become notorious for having poor cellphone coverage. People usually blame their wireless carrier for this, but a big part of the problem is that, like many communities across the country, local NIMBYs have opposed efforts to install new antennas that would significantly improve wireless reception. Some of the opposition stems from scientifically…

If Prop 19 passes and marijuana becomes legal(ish) in California, what might that mean for pot’s future as a consumer product? This being California, some will inevitably be positioned as an artisanal item — like locally produced wine or gourmet food. That, in turn, means some weed will probably be offered in designer packaging that…

The frustrated and signal-challenged owners of True Sake have posted this sign prominently in the window of their excellent Hayes Valley, San Francisco sake shop. This sets up a whole series of “If AT&T Made Sake” jokes, along the lines of the classic “If Microsoft Made Cars” series. For example: If AT&T Made Sake… ……

Scott and I have been having a private little jam-sesh listening to the theme music from the 1970s sci-fi series Space 1999. For the uninitiated: Space 1999 was a show about a group of humans trying to survive on a lunar outpost after the moon was blasted from the Earth’s orbit following a catastrophic accident….

Boeing just released a lovely and elegant video of the forward fuselage of the first 747-8 Intercontinental passenger aircraft as it was moved around on a crane inside the company’s Everett, Washington manufacturing facility. Not to reveal too much about the depths of my own geekdom, but this immediately reminded me of the Moonbase Alpha…

Over at Flickr, the US Library of Congress just posted some amazing, copyright-free photos of jazz musicians taken by William P. Gottlieb that document the “Golden Age of Jazz” in New York City and Washington, D.C. from 1938 to 1948.

This is a tale of The Beatles, a house, a mural, an artsy kid, domestic terrorists, classic punk rock, and a lost moment of San Francisco subculture… For almost two decades, the former “Beatles House,” on the 100 block of Precita Avenue in San Francisco, was covered by a colorful mural of the Fab Four….

“Star Wars Uncut”, the charming remake of “Star Wars: A New Hope” created entirely from 15-second, user-created clips of the film, just won an Emmy Award. See Previously: Star Wars Uncut, 472 People Are Recreating Star Wars 15 Seconds At A Time Emmy image: Matthew Imaging/New York Times